NEGRO PLEASE: Obama Signed Bill BANNING Government Use of Word ‘Negro’

So Obama made the word “Negro” prohibited speech, at least at the government level.

On May 21 of last year, Breitbart reported that President Obama signed legislation blocking the use of the words “negro,” “oriental,” and several others in federal laws. The law was an amendment to a 1976 act “to modernize terms relating to minorities.”

Protecting the World from Being Offended

ADN reported that HR 4238 bans several words now considered offensive, from the Department of Energy Organization Act and the Local Public Works Capital Development and Investment Act of 1976.

One can hardly wait for the NEXT “progressive” list that limits free speech and tells us all what’s appropriate. At least we don’t have to think for ourselves.

Then there is that term “illegal alien.”

As Breitbart noted, the Library of Congress revised its use of “illegal alien” and “alien” after college activists and the American Library Association protested. Now you have to say “noncitizens” and “unauthorized immigration.” No, really!

“Our country is a rich tapestry of cultural backgrounds, and Americans of all backgrounds deserve to be treated with dignity and respect,” said Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), a cosponsor of the bill.

Reality behind the Subterfuge

In President Obama’s world, being offensive as deemed by progressives is now against linguistic law. But you can bet these subtle language bans aren’t just about not offending minorities.

What’s next? Banning books like Huckleberry Finn for using the N-word? Some American schools already did that, according to CBS News.

If America continues to focus on offensive words rather than substantive debate, our country will be fundamentally transformed. That was Obama’s goal, after all. But this transformation is already turning many of our young people into whiny brats who take offense at everything. And these laws don’t prepare them for the real world, but handicap them.

America’s enemies don’t care what offends. Further, changing America’s vernacular will not make minorities feel safer here, especially if they’re illegal aliens. It’s not always possible to prevent people from being offended.

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